diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.php.core/Resources/parserTools/parser/php81/php_ast_parser.cup b/plugins/org.eclipse.php.core/Resources/parserTools/parser/php81/php_ast_parser.cup
index add0b59b9f..5ae25eef7e 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.php.core/Resources/parserTools/parser/php81/php_ast_parser.cup
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.php.core/Resources/parserTools/parser/php81/php_ast_parser.cup
@@ -3019,6 +3019,11 @@ T_LIST:s T_OPEN_PARENTHESE assignment_list:varList T_CLOSE_PARENTHESE:close T_EQ
 	RESULT = new InfixExpression(expr1left, expr2right, parser.ast, expr1, InfixExpression.OP_AND, expr2);
 :}
 
+| expr:expr1 T_REFERENCE_FOLLOWED_BY_VAR_OR_VARARG expr:expr2
+{:
+	RESULT = new InfixExpression(expr1left, expr2right, parser.ast, expr1, InfixExpression.OP_AND, expr2);
+:}
+
 | expr:expr1 T_KOVA expr:expr2
 {:
 	RESULT = new InfixExpression(expr1left, expr2right, parser.ast, expr1, InfixExpression.OP_XOR, expr2);
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.php.core/Resources/parserTools/parser/php82/php_ast_parser.cup b/plugins/org.eclipse.php.core/Resources/parserTools/parser/php82/php_ast_parser.cup
index 0e6e622fe8..146a3c3942 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.php.core/Resources/parserTools/parser/php82/php_ast_parser.cup
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.php.core/Resources/parserTools/parser/php82/php_ast_parser.cup
@@ -3073,6 +3073,11 @@ T_LIST:s T_OPEN_PARENTHESE assignment_list:varList T_CLOSE_PARENTHESE:close T_EQ
 	RESULT = new InfixExpression(expr1left, expr2right, parser.ast, expr1, InfixExpression.OP_AND, expr2);
 :}
 
+| expr:expr1 T_REFERENCE_FOLLOWED_BY_VAR_OR_VARARG expr:expr2
+{:
+	RESULT = new InfixExpression(expr1left, expr2right, parser.ast, expr1, InfixExpression.OP_AND, expr2);
+:}
+
 | expr:expr1 T_KOVA expr:expr2
 {:
 	RESULT = new InfixExpression(expr1left, expr2right, parser.ast, expr1, InfixExpression.OP_XOR, expr2);
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.php.core/Resources/parserTools/parser/php83/php_ast_parser.cup b/plugins/org.eclipse.php.core/Resources/parserTools/parser/php83/php_ast_parser.cup
index 1e513d439a..5e4bbf2380 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.php.core/Resources/parserTools/parser/php83/php_ast_parser.cup
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.php.core/Resources/parserTools/parser/php83/php_ast_parser.cup
@@ -3099,6 +3099,11 @@ T_LIST:s T_OPEN_PARENTHESE assignment_list:varList T_CLOSE_PARENTHESE:close T_EQ
 	RESULT = new InfixExpression(expr1left, expr2right, parser.ast, expr1, InfixExpression.OP_AND, expr2);
 :}
 
+| expr:expr1 T_REFERENCE_FOLLOWED_BY_VAR_OR_VARARG expr:expr2
+{:
+	RESULT = new InfixExpression(expr1left, expr2right, parser.ast, expr1, InfixExpression.OP_AND, expr2);
+:}
+
 | expr:expr1 T_KOVA expr:expr2
 {:
 	RESULT = new InfixExpression(expr1left, expr2right, parser.ast, expr1, InfixExpression.OP_XOR, expr2);
diff --git a/tests/org.eclipse.php.core.tests/workspace/dom_parser/php81/testReference.pdtt b/tests/org.eclipse.php.core.tests/workspace/dom_parser/php81/testReference.pdtt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b71e2fe9a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/org.eclipse.php.core.tests/workspace/dom_parser/php81/testReference.pdtt
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+--TEST--
+PHP 8.1
+--FILE--
+<?php
+$a & $b;
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+<Program start='0' length='17'>
+	<Statements>
+		<ExpressionStatement start='6' length='8'>
+			<InfixExpression start='6' length='7' operator='&amp;'>
+				<Variable start='6' length='2' isDollared='true'>
+					<Identifier start='7' length='1' name='a'/>
+				</Variable>
+				<Variable start='11' length='2' isDollared='true'>
+					<Identifier start='12' length='1' name='b'/>
+				</Variable>
+			</InfixExpression>
+		</ExpressionStatement>
+		<EmptyStatement start='15' length='2'/>
+	</Statements>
+	<Comments>
+	</Comments>
+</Program>